A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig and its ancestor, the common Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa), along with other species; related creatures outside the genus include the babirusa and the warthog. Pigs, like all suids, are native to the Eurasian [1] and African continents. Juvenile pigs are known as piglets. Pigs are omnivores and are highly social and intelligent animals.

The domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) is usually given the scientific name Sus scrofa, although some authors call it S. domesticus, reserving S. scrofa for the wild boar. It was domesticated approximately 5,000 to 7,000 years ago. Their coats are coarse and bristly. They are born brownish coloured and tend to turn more grayish coloured with age. The upper canines form sharp distinctive tusks that curve outward and upward. Compared to other artiodactyles, their head is relatively long, pointed, and free of warts. Their head and body length ranges from 0.9 to 1.8 m (35 to 71 in) and they can weigh between 50 and 350 kg (110 and 770 lb).

Ascaris is a genus of parasitic nematode worms known as the "Small intestinal roundworms". One species, A. suum, typically infects pigs, while another, A. lumbricoides, affects humans, typically people living in sub-tropical and tropical areas with poor sanitation. Their eggs are deposited in feces and soil. Plants with the eggs on them [1] will infect any organism that consumes them. A. lumbricoides is the largest intestinal roundworm and is the most common helminth infection of humans worldwide, a disease known as ascariasis.

Swine influenza, also called pig influenza, swine flu, hog flu and pig flu, is an infection caused by any one of several types of swine influenza viruses.Swine influenza virus (SIV) or swine-origin influenza virus (S-OIV) is [2] any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs. As of 2009, the known SIV strains include influenza C and the subtypes of influenza A known as H1N1, H1N2, H2N1, H3N1, H3N2, and H2N3.

Influenza A (H1N1) virus is the subtype of influenza A virus that was the most common cause of human influenza (flu) in 2009.

The City of Zamboanga (Chavacano: Ciudad de Zamboanga, Tagalog: Lungsod ng Zamboanga) is a highly urbanized city located in Mindanao,. It has a population of more than 807,129 according to the 2010 census.[1] Zamboanga is the 6th most populous and 3rd largest city by land area in the Philippines.[2][3] It is the commercial and industrial center of the Zamboanga Peninsula.[4]

Zamboanga was the capital of the former Moro Province, now Mindanao, from 1903 to 1913. On September 15, 1911, the Municipalidad de Zamboanga was converted into a city by the legislative order Act. No.272.[5] Known for Hispanic influences in its culture, it bears the nickname "Asia's Latin City.

The Subanen people's name for Zamboanga, 'Sung Lupa', means 'Pointed Land'. Speculation that the name of Zamboanga comes from the word 'Jambangan', meaning the 'Land of Flowers',

Nur Misuari (Bahasa Sūg: Nūr Miswāri, born Nurallaj Misuari, 1942 in Jolo, Sulu, Philippines) is a Moro politician, founder and leader of the Moro National Liberation Front.

The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) is a rebel group that was founded by Nur Misuari in 1969.[1] The MNLF struggled against the Philippine Government (GPH) to achieve independence [2] of the Bangsamoro Land (or Bangsamoro Nation, or Mindanao Nation). TheMNLF-GPH Peace Process is ongoing since the 1976 and both parties are working together to negotiate the terms and conditions of the legal framework and implementation of genuine autonomy as a peaceful path towards independence.[3] As defined by the MNLF, the territory of Bangsamoro Land covers Sulu, Mindanao, Palawan, and Sabah.

MNLF is internationally recognized by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

The term Bangsamoro refers to a people who are natives of the Sulu archipelago, parts of Mindanao, and parts of Palawan in the Philippines, and parts of Sabah in neighboring at the time of conquest or [1] colonization. It comes from the Malay word bangsa, meaning nation or people, and the Spanish word moro, from the Spanish word for Moor, the Reconquista-period term used for Muslims. The peace advocacy group, In Peace Mindanao led by Bishop Felixberto Calang IFI, said “(T)he government obviously brushed off the MNLF’s independence declaration on August 12 this year in Sulu, little knowing that it posed a serious armed warning from a legitimate revolutionary movement that has obviously felt left out from the Framework Agreement of the Bangsamoro (FAB),” Calang said. Former Cotabato City Mayor Muslimin Sema, who heads one faction of the MNLF in Cotabato reportedly said that MNLF chair Nur Misuari might have believed that the government is moving to terminate the Tripartite Implementation Review of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement with the MNLF.

Reports said that Misuari is in Indanan, Sulu, while MNLF Sulu commander Habier Malik has arrived in Barangay Sta. Barbara.

The Bangsamoro region will cover Isabela City in , Cotabato City, six towns in Lanao del Norte, and some areas in North Cotabato, in addition to the existing ARMM provinces. The expanded ARMM currently consists of Basilan, Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.

But let us point out what should be obvious. Misuari ran for governor of ARMM again, last May. He lost badly, winning only 10 percent of the vote (about a fifth of the total received by the winning candidate, ). Then he declared ―independence‖ on Aug. 12.

Mujiv Sabbihi Hataman is a Filipino politician and current party-list representative of (AMIN) in the House of Representatives (2001–present). He is serving as the Regional Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao after being appointed by President Benigno Aquino III. He started as a protégé of slain leader Wahab Akbar,

A hashtag is a word or a phrase prefixed with the symbol #.[1][2] It is a form of metadata tag. Short messages on microblogging and social networking services such as Twitter, Tout, identi.ca,Tumblr, Instagram, Flickr, + or may be tagged by putting "#" before important words, as in: #Wikipedia is an #encyclopedia that anyone can edit.. Peachy Rallonza-Bretaña became a central figure in the first massive protest under the Aquino administration. Bretaña insisted she was not a leader of the Aug. 26 march to Luneta—just the person who suggested the time and the place for the march.

Currently, the Moro National Liberation Front is the Ruling Party of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

The "Wrecking Ball" video is directed by the ever-controversial fashion photographer Terry Richardson, best known for boundary pushing editorials in glossy magazines. The track is the latest single off of Cyrus' upcoming album, "BANGERZ." Due out on Oct. 4, "BANGERZ" is led by Cyrus' hit single, "We Can't Stop."

"We Can't Stop" has offered its fair share of controversy for the 20-year-old singer. Cyrus made waves with the lyrics of the song, as the party track alluded to drug usage, as well as the accompanying visuals, as the music video showed a scantily clad Cyrus doing the twerking dance moves she is now famous for.

Miley Cyrus’ new song “Wrecking Ball,” even though the official music video is not my cup of tea. However, The Gregory Brothers have managed to outdo her with their cover of it.

The Gregory Brothers are the guys behind the famous Autotune the News and “The ” but, as it turns out, they’re also gifted musicians.

Hannah Montana is an American television series that originally aired on the Disney Channel from March 24, 2006 until January 16, 2011. It aired ninety-eight episodes across four seasons. The series focused on Miley Stewart (portrayed by Miley Cyrus), a girl who lives a double life as an average teenager by day and a famous pop singer Hannah Montana by night. She conceals her identity from the public, other than her close friends and family.

The series has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program from 2007 through 2010.[1][2] Hannah Montana: The Movie was released in theaters on April 10, 2009. The third season of the series premiered on November 2, 2008 and ended on March 14, 2010. The show was renewed for the fourth and final[3] season, which started production on January 18, 2010, and ended production on May 14, 2010.[4] The final season premiered on July 11, 2010,[5][6] and became the last Disney Channel sitcom to transition from standard definition to high definition in the process. The fourth season of Hannah Montana was promoted as Hannah Montana Forever.

The original idea for this show was based on the That's So Raven episode "Goin' Hollywood", which served as the backdoor pilot for a sitcom tentatively called Better Days to star Alyson Stoner, in which a child star of a popular TV show of the same name was to try her hand at going to a normal school. The theme song for Hannah Montana is "The Best of Both Worlds" written by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil, produced by Gerrard and performed by Miley Cyrus (as Hannah Montana). John Carta,

A 30th episode, titled "No Sugar, Sugar" was produced, but never aired in the United States.

Read ―EDSA TAYO‖ vigil at the EDSA Shrine

ILOILO , Philippines – Now it can be told. A woman who hails from Sapian, the smallest town in Capiz, was the Filipina-American nurse who inherited houses and cars worth $30 million and $30 million in cash.

In his forthcoming book ―Empty Mansions,‖ Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and NBC Universal investigative reporter Bill Dedman identified the woman as Gicela Oloroso, whose father served as mayor of Sapian in the late 1960s.

The identity of the 58-year-old nurse (some reports said she is now 63 years old) was unknown to many Capizeños as she was only previously identified by her Jewish name, Hadassah Peri.

2012 Little Miss Philippines contest of ―Eat Bulaga,‖ where she is now a co-host. The child star also hosts her morning talk show, ―The Ryzza Mae Show.‖ Ryzza Mae Dizon.

A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor light source.[7] LEDs are used as indicator lamps in many devices and are increasingly used for other lighting. Appearing as practical electronic components in 1962,[8] early LEDs emitted low-intensity red light, but modern versions are available across the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared wavelengths, with very high brightness.

When a light-emitting diode is switched on, electrons are able to recombine with holes within the device, releasing energy in the form of photons. This effect is called electroluminescence and the color of the light (corresponding to the energy of the photon) is determined by the energy band gap of the semiconductor. An LED is often small in area (less than 1 mm2), and integrated optical components may be used to shape its radiation pattern.[9]LEDs present many advantages over incandescent light sources including lower energy consumption, longer lifetime, improved physical robustness, smaller size, and faster switching. However, LEDs powerful enough for room lighting are relatively expensive and require more precise current and heat management than compact fluorescent lamp sources of comparable output.

Light-emitting diodes are used in applications as diverse as aviation lighting, digital microscopes, automotive lighting, advertising, general lighting, andtraffic signals. LEDs have allowed new text, video displays, and sensors to be developed, while their high switching rates are also useful in advanced communications technology. Infrared LEDs are also used in the remote control units of many commercial products including televisions, DVD players and other domestic appliances. LEDs are also used in seven-segment display.

A seven-segment display (SSD), or seven-segment indicator, is a form of electronic display device for displaying decimal numerals that is an alternative to the more complex dot matrix displays. Discoveries and early devices[edit source | editbeta]

Green electroluminescence from a point contact on a crystal of SiC recreates H. J. Round's original experiment from 1907.

Electroluminescence as a phenomenon was discovered in 1907 by the British experimenter H. J. Round of Marconi Labs, using a crystal of silicon carbide and a cat's-whisker detector.[10][11] Russian Oleg Vladimirovich Losev reported creation of the first LED in 1927.[12][13] His research was distributed in Russian, German and British scientific journals, but no practical use was made of the discovery for several decades.[14][15] Rubin Braunstein[16] of the Radio Corporation of America reported on infrared emission from gallium arsenide (GaAs) and other semiconductor alloys in 1955.[17] Braunstein observed infrared emission generated by simple diode structures using gallium antimonide (GaSb), GaAs, indium phosphide (InP), and silicon-germanium (SiGe) alloys at room temperature and at 77 Kelvin.

In 1961 American experimenters James R. Biard and Gary Pittman, working at Texas Instruments,[18] found that GaAs emitted infrared radiation when electric current was applied. The two were able to establish the priority of their work based on engineering notebooks and receive the first US patent for the LED; albeit the light emitted was infrared.

The first practical visible-spectrum (red) LED was developed in 1962 by Nick Holonyak, Jr., while working at General Electric Company.[8] Holonyak first reported this breakthrough in the journal Applied Physics Letters on the December 1, 1962.[19] Holonyak is seen as the "father of the light-emitting diode".[20] M. George Craford,[21] a former graduate student of Holonyak, invented the first yellow LED and improved the brightness of red and red-orange LEDs by a factor of ten in 1972.[22] In 1976, T. P. Pearsall created the first high-brightness, high-efficiency LEDs for optical fiber telecommunications by inventing new semiconductor materials specifically adapted to optical fiber transmission wavelengths

A compact fluorescent lamp (CFL), also called compact fluorescent light, energy-saving light, and compact fluorescent tube, is a fluorescent lampdesigned to replace an incandescent lamp; some types fit into light fixtures formerly used for incandescent lamps. The lamps use a tube which is curved or folded to fit into the space of an incandescent bulb, and a compact electronic ballast in the base of the lamp.

It was 27 years ago when the Philippines won its last FIBA-Asia (then known as the ABC or Asian Confederation) title in Malaysia. The prize for victory was a ticket to the FIBA World Championships (later renamed the World Cup) in Spain on July 5-20, 1986.

What a coincidence that this year’s FIBA-Asia joust in Manila is also the qualifier for the FIBA World Cup in Spain on Aug. 30-Sept. 14, 2014. Although the Philippines won in 1986, the national team gave up its ticket to Spain because of political reasons as the EDSA Revolution refocused directions for the country. That long overdue trip to Spain will be the Philippines’ reward if it finishes among the top three at the FIBA-Asia tournament that ends here on Sunday.

The 13th ABC competition was held on Dec. 28, 1985-Jan. 5, 1986. Like in this year’s edition, there were 15 countries that participated in the Malaysia conclave. China, Thailand and Indonesia were bracketed in Group A. The Philippines, , Jordan and Pakistan made up Group B. , Chinese-Taipei, Singapore and Hong Kong were in Group C. Malaysia, Iran, India and Sri Lanka comprised Group D. Every team played a group-mate once in the first round of eliminations with the top finisher advancing to the final round of four. The team with the best record in the final round took the championship outright. The format had no knockout quarterfinal, semifinal or final matchups.

The Philippine team was coached by Ron Jacobs and supported by San Miguel Corp. chairman Eduardo (Danding) Cojuangco. The players were Allan Caidic, Samboy Lim, Hector Calma, Franz Pumaren, Yves Dignadice, Elmer Reyes, Alfie Almario, Tonichi Yturri, Jerry Codiñera, Pido Jarencio, Benjie Gutierrez and naturalized players Jeff Moore and Dennis Still. The roster did not include another naturalized player Chip Engelland who would’ve been eligible only in 1987 because of the three-year residency FIBA rule.

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Best-Selling Books, 2012

Rank Title Author 1. Suzanne Collins The Publication Manual of the American Psychological American Psychological 2. Association, Sixth Edition Association 3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever Jeff Kinney 4. Steve Jobs Biography Walter Isaacson Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, 5. Laura Hillenbrand and Redemption 6. Water for Elephants Sara Gruen Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Todd Burpo, Colin Burpo, and 7. Trip to Heaven and Back Sonja Burpo Adam Mansbach and Ricardo 8. Go the F**k to Sleep Cortes 9. Protector Laurel Dewey 10. Boo: The Life of the World's Cutest Dog J H Lee and Gretchen

The Hunger Games is a 2008 science fiction novel by American writer Suzanne Collins. It is written in the voice of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem, where the countries of North America once existed. The Capitol, a highly advanced metropolis, exercises political control over the rest of the nation. The Hunger Games are an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12 18 from each of the twelve districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle to the death. – The book received mostly positive feedback from major reviewers and authors, including authors Stephen King and Stephenie Meyer. It was praised for its storyline and character development, though some reviewers have noted similarities between Collins' book and Koushun Takami's (1999). In writing The Hunger Games, Collins drew upon Greek mythology, Roman gladiatorial games, and contemporary reality television for thematic content. The novel won many awards, including the California Young Reader Medal, and was named one of Publishers Weekly's "Best Books of the Year" in 2008. The Hunger Games was first published in hardcover on September 14, 2008 by Scholastic, featuring a cover designed by Tim O'Brien. It has since been released in paperback and also as an audiobook and ebook. After an initial print of 200,000, the book had sold 800,000 copies by February 2010. Since its release, The Hunger Games has been translated into 26 languages, and publishing rights have been sold in 38 territories. The novel is the first in The Hunger Games trilogy, followed by Catching Fire (2009) and Mockingjay (2010). A film adaptation, directed by Gary Ross and co-written and co-produced by Collins herself, was released in 2012.

The Hunger Games trilogy is a series of young adult science-fiction[1] adventure novels by Suzanne Collins. The trilogy consists of The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay.[2][3][4] The first two books in the series were both New York Times best sellers, and Mockingjay topped all US bestseller lists upon its release.[5][6] By the time the film adaptation of The Hunger Games was released in 2012, the publisher had reported over 26 million Hunger Games trilogy books in print, including movie tie-in books.[7] The series recently ranked second, bested only by Harry Potter, in NPR's poll of the top 100 teen novels, which asked voters to choose their favorite young adult books.[8] On August 17, 2012, Amazon announced The Hunger Games Trilogy as its top seller, surpassing the record previously held by the Harry Potter series.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a realistic fiction novel by Jeff Kinney. It is the first book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. The book is about a boy namedGreg Heffley and his struggles in middle school. Diary of a Wimpy Kid first appeared on FunBrain.com in 2004 where it was read 20 million times.[2] The hardcover was released on April 1, 2007.[1]Diary of a Wimpy Kid was named New York Times bestseller among awards and praise. A film of the same name was released on March 19, 2010. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever is a 2011 bestselling and award winning children's novel and the sixth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, written by American author Jeff Kinney.[1] The book was released on November 15th, 2011 and was the fastest selling book of 2011,[2] giving him the third strongest opening week sales for a children's author.[3] Cabin Fever had a first printing run of six million copies, which Amulet Books stated was one of their most significant titles for that year.[4] In 2012 Kinney won a "Best Author" Children's Choice Award from the Children's Book Council forCabin Fever.[5] The book was followed by 2012's The Third Wheel.

The Feminine Mystique Betty Friedan A nonfiction book published in 1963, The Feminine Mystique sparked the second-wave of the Women's Movement in the United States, a movement that lasted until the early 1980s and, unlike the first-wave's focus on the one issue of suffrage, expanded its agenda to a wide variety of issues such as sexuality, reproductive rights, the workplace, and more. Friedan's book came about by accident. For her 15th class reunion, Friedan was asked to conduct a survey of her Smith College classmates. In talking with them, she realized how unsatisfied they were as housewives. Afterwards, she expanded her research to include other women and the media's use of advertising. She pitched her work to a variety of magazines, but when none of them wanted to publish her work as an article, she extended it into a book. diamond

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The earliest sources of gem diamonds were India and Borneo, where they were found in river alluvium. All famous diamonds of antiquity were Indian diamonds, including the Great Mogul, the Orlov, the Koh-i-noor, and the Regent or Pitt. Other famous diamonds are the Hope (blue), Dresden (green), and Tiffany (yellow). In the early 18th cent., deposits similar to those in India were found in Brazil, mainly of carbonados, though they may have been known as early as 1670. In 1867, a stone found in South Africa was recognized as a diamond. Within a few years, this began a wild search for diamonds, both in river diggings and inland. In 1870 71, dry diggings, including most of the celebrated mines, were discovered. Well-known South African diamond mines are the Dutoitspan, Bultfontein, De Beers, Kimberley, Jagersfontein, and– Premier. Russia, Botswana, Congo (Kinshasa), , and South Africa are now the world's major diamond- producing nations; other important countries include Canada, Angola, Namibia, Ghana, and Brazil. The use of diamonds to finance African rebel groups and fuel civil strife led, in 2001 and 2002, to international agreements (the Kimberley Process) designed to certify legitimately mined diamonds, but in 2011 the permitted sale of diamonds from Zimbabwe, where the army has been accused of brutality and human rights violations in diamond mines and diamond revenues support an autocratic government, led to criticism of the certification process. Synthetic diamonds were successfully produced in 1955; a number of small crystals were manufactured when pure graphite mixed with a catalyst was subjected to pressure of about 1 million lb per sq in. and temperature of the order of 5,000°F (3,000°C). Synthetic diamonds are now extensively used in industry.

Manga and anime were mainstays in Japanese pop culture long before the art form made its way West. Indeed, the term dates to the late 18th century in Japan, but this type of comics didn't begin to gain in popularity in the United States until the 1960s, when the popular Japanese anime series Astro Boy was imported to the U.S. By 2007, however, the anime market in the U.S. alone had peaked at a value of approximately $4.35 billion. This number leveled out in 2010 to a more modest 400 million, according to the Japan External Trade Organization. The Rise of Manga and Anime

Manga is the Japanese term for comics. The word was first used in 1798 to describe the picture book Shiji no yukikai. The term showed up again in 1814 as the title of Aikawa Minwa's Manga Hyakujo and Hokusai Manga, books that contained drawings by the artist Hokusai. Modern manga developed amid an explosion of artistic creativity during the U.S. occupation of Japan, from 1945 1952. During the occupation, U.S. troops introduced American comics and cartoons, such as Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop, and Bambi to Japan, inspiring Japanese artists to develop their own– style of comics. Japanese cartoonist, Osamu Tezuka, known as the God of Manga and Godfather of Anime, invented the distinctive large eyes prominent in both manga and anime. His manga series, Astro Boy, went on to become the first Japanese television series to embody the aesthetic that became known worldwide as anime. The series was first broadcast in Japan in 1963. Anime, pronounced "ani-may," refers to animation originating in Japan. During the 1960s, Astro Boy became the first anime series to be broadcast outside Japan. In the 1970s and 80s, other adaptations of anime made waves in overseas markets. Two of those series, Robotech and Star Blazers introduced mature themes. Star Blazers, first broadcast in the U.S. in 1979, presciently dealt with many serious issues before they became global concerns, such as radiation poising, acid rain, and global warming. In the show's first season, humans were forced to move underground to avoid radiation. Star Blazers was also the first popular English-dubbed anime series with a storyline that demanded the episodes be shown in order.

An International Glossary of Comic Terms AmeriManga Manga-style comics created by American artists.

Ani-manga A term used to describe comics produced directly from the cels (frames) of animation.

Anime Animation originating in Japan.

Astro Boy Manga series and first TV series to embody the aesthetic that later became known as anime. An English-language version first aired on American TV from September 1963 through August 1965.

Bande Dessinée French term for "drawn strip."

Bleed When the comic art is allowed to run to the edge of the page, rather than having a white border around it.

Comic Con, ComiCon, or Comic-Con A convention of comic book dealers, publishers, creators, and fans.

Cosplay When fans dress up as characters at anime conventions.

Dessin Anime The French phrase that literally means cartoon. The term may have inspired the abbreviation anime.

Will Eisner An American comics writer known for his series The Spirit and for establishing the graphic novel as a form of literature.

Eshinbun Nipponchi The first manga magazine, created in 1874 in Japan by Kanagaki Robun and Kawanabe Kyosai. The magazine, with its simple drawings, was not popular and only three issues were published, but it did inspired the publication of other manga magazines.

Fanboy or Fangirl An extreme fan of comics, someone who proudly lives and breathes comics. Usually used as a pejorative term, although many fans wear it as a badge of honor.

Gekiga Japanese term for dramatic pictures. A realistic drawing style that is violent and emotionally dark.

Graphic Novels Book-length comics.

Japan Punch First magazine printed in Japan, from 1862 to 1887 by Charles Wirgman, a British cartoonist. The magazine was a huge influence on the first manga magazine, Eshinbun Nipponchi.

Kodomomuke Manga (or Anime) Manga (or anime) made for children. la nouvelle manga French comics drawn in styles influenced by Japanese manga.

Manga The Japanese term for comics. In English-speaking countries, manga is a generic term for all graphic novels and comic books originally published in Japan.

Manga Kissa Manga cafés in Japan where people drink coffee, read manga, and sometimes stay overnight.

Manwha The Korean equivalent of Manga.

The Marvel Method A technique of writing comics made popular by Stan Lee in the 1960s where the writer and artist talk over a plot outline rather than writing a script. The artist draws the page and then the writer adds dialogue.

One Shot A one-issue only comic, also referred to as stand-alone issues.

Otaku A term used to describe diehard fans of anime and manga outside of Japan. The term has a negative connotation in Japan.

Panel Refers to one block or square on a comic strip or on a page in a comic book.

Speed Racer The English adaptation name of Mach Go Go Go, the Japanese manga and anime series, which centered on auto racing. The series became a successful franchise in the U.S., spawning spinoff versions in print, TV, and film.

Splash Page A full-page drawing in a comic book, usually the first page of a comic or chapter. Credits and titles are often included on splash pages.

Star Blazers The first popular English-translated anime TV series with an over- arching storyline that required the episodes to be shown in order. First broadcast in the US in 1979, it paved the way for future plot-driven anime translations.

Osamu Tezuka A Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, animator, and medical doctor (although he never practiced medicine.) He is often referred to as the Japanese Walt Disney, the Godfather of Anime, or the God of Manga.

Trade Paperback Collections of individual issues of a particular comic series, not to be confused with graphic novels.

Yonkoma Manga Japanese equivalent to comic strips, generally consisting of four equal sized panels ordered from top to bottom.

Manhwa (Korean pronunciation: ) is the general Korean term for comics and print cartoons (common usage also includes animated cartoons). Outside of Korea, the term usually refers specifically to South[manβa~manwa] Korean comics.[1] South Korea is now one of the major producers of comics.

The first woodcut manhwa, published in 1908.

Manhwa has been influenced by the dramatic modern history of Korea, resulting in a diversity of forms and genres,[citation needed] including a mainstream style same as manga. Distinctive manhwa can be found in editorial comic strips, artistically-oriented works, and webcomics serials.

Twilight Trivia

Edward talks about twilight, the time between sunset and full night, as the safest, easiest, and saddest time of day. Twilight is also defined as an intermediate state that is not clearly defined a clear reference to the vampire's existence in a sort of undead limbo. – The song by Debussy that is a favorite of both Bella's and Edward's is called "Clair de Lune," or Moonlight. The composer died in Paris in 1918 the same year Edward "died" and was reborn as Edward Cullen. – Edward's name was inspired by Charlotte Bronte's Mr. Rochester and Jane Austen's Mr. Ferrars. Stephenie Meyer chose Isabella for her heroine because she had picked out that name for the daughter of her own flesh and blood that she never had.

Edward compares himself to a carnivorous flower; the almost surreal beauty of the vampires helps them lure human prey. There are about 630 species of carnivorous plants, which use five different techniques to capture their food: pitfall traps, flypaper traps, snap traps, bladder traps, and lobster-pot traps. There is an actual city of Forks, Washington. It is home to the Hoh Rain Forest, which in turn, is the habitat of the Sitka spruce, the Roosevelt elk, and the Douglas squirrel.

Spanish influenza (a virus strain of the subtype H1N1) caused a worldwide pandemic beginning in the year 1918. The virus struck by triggering an overstimulation of the body's immune system, a cytokine storm, and found its victims among the healthiest of the population-those with the strongest immune systems. In fact, the Spanish flu was responsible for more American deaths than World War I.

Bella suffers from a condition called hemophobia, a word derived from the Greek haima (blood) and phobos (fear). Another name for hemophobia is hematophobia.

The name Jasper means "treasurer" in Persian. This name was traditionally assigned to one of the wise men who were said to have visited the newborn Jesus. Jasper is also the name of a gemstone.

The high schoolers enjoy a beautiful driftwood fire when they go to the beach at La Push. Experts do not recommend burning driftwood in your fireplace at home; the combination of organic material in the wood and the sodium chloride (salt) can produce dioxin, a toxin.

The Quileute spun long dog hair into warm blankets and wove fine baskets some of them capable of holding water. – The 2012 Academy Awards were presented on February 24, 2013, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold.